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Golf At Gowran Park Handicap Hurdle (80-95) (Div 2)
2m, Hurdle, 4yo+, Rated 80-95, 15 runners
Winning time 3m 50.70s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 9 hurdles
Result
Danny Mullins
Leonard Paul Flynn
Sat behind the pace early - urged into contention in tight 4th two out - hit the front at the last - kept going strongly up the run-in - edge narrowed near the line
Phillip Enright
S Curling
Sat close to the pace - pushed along before 2 out - moved into second at the last - stayed on strongly but couldn't get past the winner
Conor Stone-Walsh (5)
Seamus Fahey
Sat close up in second early keeping a strong grip on the bit - hit the front two out under pressure - lost that advantage before the final fence to slip back to third - unable to find more late
Conor Smithers (7)
Ms Helen P Markham
Sat close to the front group along the rail - pushed along three out - held on for fourth having found little extra late
Gavin Brouder (5)
J A Nash
Went straight to front - pressed for effort and lost command 2 out then slipped back to 4th before the final fence - held on with little response late finishing 5th
Conor Owens (7)
P J Rothwell
Held up towards the back - improved into 5th before 2 out - unable to close and beaten home
Alex Harvey (5)
Eoin Griffin
Settled around midfield towards the outer - pressed for effort entering the straight - 8th two out and unable to close
Mr C J Shine (7)
Patrick Cronin
Sat handy behind pace - improved to 2nd wide 3f out then pushed into 3rd 2f out - faded late to finish 8th
Richard Deegan
Niall Patrick Hennessy
Held up towards the back - failed to make headway from 3 out - well held at the finish
Kieren Buckley
Shane Crawley
Settled in the pack - pushed along after 3 out - dropped away late - finished well beaten in 10th
Donagh Meyler
Karl Thornton
Held up at the back - urged forward early - made no progress from 3 out and finished well beaten
Diarmuid Moloney (7)
Brian M McMahon
Held up at rear early - urged to keep tempo and drifted left over obstacles - remained outpaced for the whole trip
Sean O'Keeffe
Peter Maher
Held up towards the back on the wide side - unable to make headway from 3 out - dropped away late to finish 13th
Harry Sexton (7)
E Sheehy
Settled in the pack - unable to make headway from 3 out and dropped away - well behind when fell at the last
Michael O'Sullivan
James M Barcoe
Struggled from the outset - trailed the field throughout - eased out of contention before the second-last
Non-runners: Annalough (nasal discharge)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.